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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros' tone in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) Chatty.
(b) Angry.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Happy.

2. What does Mrs. Milagros describe as difficult ("un arte nada facil") for the owners of boarding houses?
(a) Creating meals that satisfy everyone's tastes.
(b) Making sure clients keep the place clean so as to avoid attracting mice.
(c) Making sure her young children are not negatively influenced by the presence of her guests.
(d) To find and select clients.

3. Who else is in the house where Camilo converses with a patron in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) A young man.
(b) A young woman.
(c) A host of servants.
(d) The man's wife.

4. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the image she sees of Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 6?
(a) A beautiful young woman.
(b) A pretty, if common looking, woman.
(c) A suitable match, but nothing to write home about.
(d) An ugly, tired face.

5. How does Mrs. Milagros describe Camilo in Part I, Chapter 2?
(a) As unkind.
(b) As innocent.
(c) As intelligent.
(d) As verbally abusive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Mrs. Milagros have?

2. How does Mrs. Milagros discover the contents of Camilo's letters?

3. Who does Mrs. Milagros describe as the student ("la bachillera") in the boarding house?

4. What is Coretti's response to Camilo's relationship?

5. Mrs. Milagros opens the book with a description of a guest arriving at her boarding house. Who was that guest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Milagros describe Camilo settling into the boarding house?

2. Once Mrs. Milagros has read Camilo's final love letter, what advice does she offer him?

3. How does Mrs. Milagros respond to David Reguel's claim that he has a relationship with Rosaura that is independent of Camilo?

4. How do others at the boarding house initially react to the letters that Camilo receives?

5. In Part I, Chapter 7, what relationship does David Reguel now claim to have with Rosaura?

6. From Mrs. Milagros' description of Camilo in Part I, Chapter 1, and further on in the text, what sense does she give the reader that he may have committed a crime?

7. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the story of Camilo meeting Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 5?

8. What is David Reguel's response to Camilo's portrait of Rosaura?

9. In Part I, Chapter 2, what are the signs that Camilo may have some unusual habits or character traits?

10. How does Camilo react to the letter that he receives telling him that he and his love must be separated and that he should be patient and wait?

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